Mental Flosshttp://mentalfloss.com/node/54207/atom.xml2015-03-31T20:50:47+00:00http://mentalfloss.com/article/54207/weekend-links-thermodynamics-coffee-and-cream2013-12-15T17:30:00+00:002013-12-15T17:30:01+00:00Weekend Links: The Thermodynamics of Coffee and CreamErin

Counterintuitively, adding cream to a cup of a coffee helps slow down its cooling process. An explanation of the underlying physics at work is given here, alongside a fascinating super-slow-motion video of still black coffee transformed by the addition of cream.

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There isn’t actually a Love Actually sequel in the works, but this fake, fan-made trailer featuring zombies, death threats, hobbits, and Hogwarts is a reminder that the original cast has been keeping busy with other projects since the movie’s 2003 release anyway.

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In a massive time-saving move, YouTube has compiled the year’s most viral videos into a single, 5:47-long pop culture smorgasbord.

While one kindergartener’s classmates made generic hand gestures signifying Santa Claus’s pointy hat and long beard during their annual Christmas concert, the five-year-old KODA, or “kid of deaf adults,” translated the entire program into American Sign Language so her parents could experience the holiday cheer as well.

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David Thibault, the sixteen-year-old French Canadian reincarnation of Elvis, puts his skills to festive use with a remarkably familiar-sounding rendition of the crooner’s classic, “Blue Christmas.”